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Title: Global status of commercialized biotech/GM crops in 2005
The year 2005 marks the first decade of the commercialization of genetically modifed (GM) or biotech crops. 2005 also saw the planting of the billionth acre of biotech crops by one of 8.5 million farmers around the globe. The year saw a total of 90.o million hectares (mha) planted to biotech crops, representing a sustained double-digit growth rate of 11%, or an increase of mha (see Figure 1). Biotech crops were grown by approximately 8.5 million farmers in 21 countries, 90% of whom were resource-poor farmers from developing countries, whose increased incomes from biotech crops contributed to the alleviation of poverty.
Subject:
biotechnology soybean maize cotton canola global genetically modified income poverty alleviation
Material : biotech
Serial Title : Pocket K
Publisher : ISAAA SEA Center,
Publication Date : January 2006
PR-MS
2006
BIC781
SEARCA Library
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